all-consuming
adjective
: taking all of a person's time and attention : being the only thing a person thinks about
Her all-consuming passion was music.
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Such an all-consuming problem inherently requires innovative solutions and adaptations of epic proportions.
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Sam Delgado, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
Their team not only advances the science of fire safety but also transforms the stressful and all-consuming aspect of ensuring safety for event organizers into a seamless, effortless experience.
—Kyle Russell, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
In 2018, Trump successfully nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and set in motion an all-consuming fight in Washington in the immediate wake of the #MeToo Movement.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Wang presents that sequence in blurry slow motion, as if trying to mine all meaning from this rare moment of joyful abandon for Payá — the only time the filmmaker has seen her acquaintance fully disconnected from her all-consuming cause.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Sam Delgado, Vox, 21 Nov. 2024
Their team not only advances the science of fire safety but also transforms the stressful and all-consuming aspect of ensuring safety for event organizers into a seamless, effortless experience.
—Kyle Russell, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
In 2018, Trump successfully nominated Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and set in motion an all-consuming fight in Washington in the immediate wake of the #MeToo Movement.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
Wang presents that sequence in blurry slow motion, as if trying to mine all meaning from this rare moment of joyful abandon for Payá — the only time the filmmaker has seen her acquaintance fully disconnected from her all-consuming cause.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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“All-consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all-consuming. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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